Nursing Homes
COVID-19 has been implicated in substantial morbidity and mortality in nursing home residents since the onset of the outbreak in the United States. However, it is still unknown as to how the cases are distributed geographically and if clusters are correlated with overall geographic burden of COVID-19 cases. Moreover, the State of Missouri and local county health departments have refused, generally, to name nursing homes and long term care facilities (LTCs) associated with COVID-19 outbreaks. Using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) nursing home COVID-19 data set, which is publicly available, my colleague Timothy Wiemken and I have put together the following maps and tables that illustrate the extent of COVID-19 within facilities and relative to the counties these facilities reside in.
Overview
As of October 22, 2020, a total of 12317 cases have been reported in Missouri nursing homes and LTCs. These represent 7.47% of all cases reported to date in Missouri. Of these cases, 7075 have occurred among residents and 5242 have occurred among staff.
In terms of mortality, a total of 1132 deaths have been reported in Missouri nursing homes and LTCs. These represent 42.43% of all deaths reported to date in Missouri. Of these deaths, 1116 have occurred among residents and 16 have occurred among staff.
Missouri in Comparison
Health care transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been documented but it is unknown as to how much transmission is occurring in nursing homes. The plot below depicts one approach to exploring this issue. Here, we subtracted the aggregate total admissions with COVID-19 from the total resident COVID-19 cases by state to approximate transmission. Dividing by the total number of nursing home beds in a state allows a more standardized rate-based evaluation of health care-associated COVID-19 transmission. The red line is the average. Missouri is slightly above average, so LTC transmission is happening here more than the average.
Static Plot
Data Table
Cases by Facility
This map shows the rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100 beds at each LTC facility. The size of each circle is related to the rate - the larger the size, the higher the rate per 100 beds. It is possible for a facility to have a rate higher than 100 because our calculation also includes staff cases and because of resident turnover. The pop-up associated with each circle will reveal facility details as well as a breakdown of resident and staff cases.
Interactive Map
Data Table
New Cases by Facility
This map shows the rate of new, confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100 beds at each LTC facility. These are cases added at the facility in the last two weeks. For the purposes of this report, this is the period ending 2020-10-04. The size of each circle is related to the rate - the larger the size, the higher the rate per 100 beds. The pop-up associated with each circle will reveal facility details as well as a breakdown of resident and staff cases.